Clothes-washing machine



F. A. ADAMS.

CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man MAY 21. 1921.

1,406, 1 37, Patentd Feb. 7, 1922'.

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CLOTHES-WASHING mcn mn,

Application filed May 21,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Washing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My inventlon relates to agitating machine's particularly adapted forwashing clothes or the like, and is in the nature of an improvement ofthe construction embodied in my application filed April 21, 1921, SerialNo.

One of the principal objects of the present improvement is to affordmeans for insulating the hydraulic motor from the waterwithin thewashing receptacle so that the hot water within the receptacle will notbe cooled by the cold water of themotor.

Another object of the invention is to afford a simple, practical andefficient mechanism for effecting the intermittent rotary mo tion of thecarrier on which the agitating cups are mounted.

The inventionalso includes certain other improved features, all of whichwill appear clearly from the following description in .conjunction withthe accompanying drawings, the novel features being pointed out in theclaims following the description.

Inthe drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a machine constructed inaccordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the valve mechanism.

Figure 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the parts by which theintermittent rotary motion of the carrier is effected.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 4.4 of Figure 8.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a perspective .view of one of the le s.

1 designates the clothes receptacle, in which the hot water and soiledclothes are placed, and arranged therein for vertical reciprocatorymotion are the agltating devices, preferably in. the form of cups 2,mounted upon the carrier or.vertical piston rod 3. The latter carries atits lower end a piston 4 which travels in a cylinder 5. 'TheSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 471,321. I

cylinder 5 is surrounded by a housingfi, to

permit water to pass from the port 7 up-' wardly, between cylinder 5 andhousing 6 so as to reach the upper end of the cylinder and actuate thepiston downwardly, and

during the upward stroke of the piston,-

water enters at the lower end of the cylinder 5, passing directly fromthe valve housing 8.

The parts thus far described are the same as in 'my application abovementioned. The hydraulic motor is operated by cold water, usually byconnection with an ordinary faucet and it is essential'that the in thereceptacle maintain its heat'as long as possible, and thereforelthat itshould not come in direct contact with the hydraulic motor. To this end,I have provided a jacket 9 surrounding the motor and in spaced rela--'tion-thereto so as to afford an annular space hot water I 10.- Thejacket 9 is fixedly attached to the nut 11 and communicates at its lowerend with an opening 12 extending through said nut and through the bottomof receptacle 1.

provided with a slight The jacket 9 is also opening 12 at the topthrough which air can. pass, thus affording a continuous circulationbetween the jacket 9 and the motor. .The

air passing between these walls dissipates the cold emanating from themotor and affords an effective insulation, so that the temperature ofthe water in the receptacle 1 is not reduced to any substantial extent.

In order to effect the necessary intermittent rotary. motion of thecarrier 3, there is provided the sleeve 13, with annular slot 14engaging a fixed pin 15 as in my prior application. The sleeve 13 of thepresent embodiment differs from the previous construc- I tion in that itis formed at the bottom with an enlarged base'or plate 16, provided onits bottom with a frictional surface, preferably in the form of radialcorrugations. The piston 4 is also provided on its upper surface withsimilar radial corrugations, and arranged between the piston 4 and thebottom 16 of the sleeve, is a frictional washer 17, preferably formed ofleather, or of other similar material.

As the piston 4 travels upwardly, it engages and compresses the washer17' against thebottom 16 of the sleeve with sufficient friction. so thatas the sleeve is rotated, it causes a corresponding rotary travel of thepiston and carrier 3, and also of the agitat- 'r'od.

housing are provided with sheet metal heads which are bent to formsockets 34:, which ing cups, and on the downward motion of the piston,the sleeve 13 returns to its initial position without causing any returntravel of the carrier-3. A primary advantage of this arrangement is thatin case the clothes may cdntinue in operation. This will pre-- ventdamaging the clothes and give the operator an opportunity to stop themachine and properly arrange the clothes in the receptacle beforeproceeding further.

I The motor is controlled by valves mounted on valve rod 18, asdescribed in my previous application, and connected, to said valve rod18 is a bell crank 19 pivoted at 20. The arm 21 of the bell crank isconnected to a plate 22 which is fixed OlII the rod 23 connected to thepiston 4. Also connected to the arm 21 of the bell crank is a link 25,

"which carries a yoke 26 cooperating with the pin 27. The link 25 ispivo-tally mounted in a plunger 28 which is actuated by a spring 29, soas to maintain the bell crank 19 and the valve rod in either extremeposition, through. the instrumentality of the link 25. j

In order to cushion the movements of the valve rod 18, and make theoperation as noiseless as possible, I provide cushion members,preferably in the form of rubber buffers, arranged in path of travel ofthe valve To this end, the ends of the valve receive and hold frictionally the blocks 35 of rubber or other similar resilient material.The buffers 35 are located at opposite ends of the valve housing 8, andin the path of the ends 36 of the valve rod, and as the valve rodreaches either one of its extreme positions, it contacts with oneof therubber buffers 35 and is thereby stopped with a quiet cushioning action.

For the purpose of supporting the receptacle, I provide a plurality ofplates 30, each of which is fixed to the bottom, preferably by solderingor 'in some other convenient manner, and adapted to receive anadjustable leg. To this end, each plate 30 is bent upon itself at eachend 31 to afford-a leg receiving socket. The leg ,is preferably} formedof wire bent upon itself to afford a toe portion 32, and substantiallyparallel supporting portions or arms 33, which slidably and frictionallyengage the sockets formed by the ends 31 of the plate 30.

I claim: 7 1. The combination with a receptacle, of an agitating device,a carrier for the agitating device, a fluid motor arranged within thereceptacle for actuating said agitating device, and a jacket surroundingsaid motor and spaced therefrom to afford an insulating space.

2. The combination with a receptacle, of

an agitating device, a. carrier for the agitating device, a fluid motorsupported on the bottom of the receptacle for actuating said agitatingdevice, and a jacket surrounding said motor in spaced relation thereto,said jacket having an opening at its top and an opening at the bottomleading to the outside of the receptacle.

3. The combination with a receptacle, of an agitating device movablewithin the receptacle, a fluid motor arranged within the receptacle andoperatively connected with said agitating device, and means surroundingthe motor for insulating the water within the receptacle against theeffect of the temperature of the fluid in the motor.

4. The combination with a receptacle, of a carrier, means forreciprocating the carrier, a reci-procatory sleeve having a cam way, astationary abutment engaging said cam way and causing turning of thesleeve, a friction washer interposed between the sleeve and carrier, andfriction surfaces on the sleeve and carrier cooperating with saidwasher.

5. The combination with a receptacle, of

a carrier, a piston mounted on the carrier, a cylinder in which saidpiston reciprocates, an oscillatory sleeve, a friction washer betweensaid sleeve and said piston, and friction surfaces on the pistonand'sleeve coopcrating with said washer.

6. The combination with a receptacle, of a carrier, means forreciprocating the carrier, a reciprocating sleeve, means for01scillating said sleeve, and a friction washer interposed between thesleeve and carrier.

7. In mechanism of the class described, a receptacle, an agitator andmeans for reciprocating said agitator vertically within the rece tacle;relatively movable devices having rict ion surfaces adapted to yieldablyrotate said agitator intermittently, said devices being renderedefi'ectiveby the reciprocation of said agitator.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

FRANK/A. ADAMS.

